Sentiment and self : Richard Blechynden's Calcutta diaries, 1791-1822
Language: eng Publication details: New Delhi Oxford University Press 2011Description: xiv, 260pISBN: 9780198075127 (HB)Subject(s): Autobiographies -- 1800-1899 | British India Kolkata Social life and customs 19th century -- Kolkata | British Social life and customs | GeneralCurrent library | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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IMSc Library | IMSc Library | 94(540.33) ROB (Browse shelf (Opens below)) | Not for loan | 78325 |
Contents:
Sensibility and sense : Blechynden's Calcutta. Making sense : an englishman and Calcutta
A pernicious race?
Your obedient servant?
Law and disorder
Senses of self : Blechynden's children. Raising a family
Jobs for the boys
Brides and prejudice
Educational and english
From the everyday to the imperial?
This book along with its companion, 'Sex and Sensibility', uses Richard Blechynden's diaries to present an account of everyday life in early colonial Bengal. It deals with the interactions between the Europeans and the Indians
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